Guangzhou Loong Lions 广州龙狮
League	CBA
Founded	2000 (2000)
History	Shaanxi Gaitianli Kylins (2000–2010) Foshan Dralions (2010–2014) Foshan Long-Lions (2014–2016) Guangzhou Long-Lions (2016–2019) Guangzhou Loong Lions (2019–present)
Arena	Tianhe Gymnasium
Capacity	7,600
Location	Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Team colors	Red, Navy, White
Head coach	Guo Shiqiang
Website
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The Guangzhou Loong Lions (simplified Chinese: 广州龙狮; traditional Chinese: 廣州龍獅; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Lóng Shī) are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. They play in the Southern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

History

The team was founded in November 2000 as Shaanxi Gaitianli Kylins by the Xi'an Dongsheng Group. In August 2001, they won the "B" league championship, and were promoted to the CBA. In the 2004–05 season, the Shaanxi Kylins finished in fifth place in the North Division, and were out of the playoffs. In 2005–06, they finished sixth, and were once again out of the playoffs. The team was scheduled to participate in the 2008 season of the International Basketball League (IBL). They were replaced by the Shanxi Brave Dragons.

In 2010, the Shaanxi Kylins moved from Xi'an to Foshan, and renamed themselves the Foshan Dralions. The club opted to start rendering its English name as "Long-Lions" rather than "Dralions" before the start of the 2014–15 season.

In 2016, the Foshan Long-Lions moved from Foshan to Guangzhou, and renamed themselves the Guangzhou Long-Lions.^[1] In 2017, the Nanhai Long-Lions were founded as the affiliate team. The team competes in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).^[2]

Players

Current roster

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Guangzhou Loong Lions roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. SG 2 Zhang Xiangliang 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) SG 3 Jia Mingru 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb) G/F 5 Liu Jiaxin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 97 kg (214 lb) SF 7 Zhu Mingzhen 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 105 kg (231 lb) G/F 8 Cui Yongxi 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb) PG 9 Chen Ying-chun 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) SG 10 Tian Yuheng 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) SG 11 Liu Yancheng 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) PF 12 Maurice Kemp 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) C 13 Li Yanzhe 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 137 kg (302 lb) PF/C 14 Guo Kai 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 112 kg (247 lb) G 15 Tong Jiajun 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) PF/C 16 Jiao Boqiao 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 112 kg (247 lb) PG 17 Li Jiazhe 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) SF 19 Zhang Zhanwei 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) PF 23 Wang Quanze 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 108 kg (238 lb) G 24 Dallas Moore 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) G/F 25 Liu Jinyu 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) F 27 Zou Yun 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 92 kg (203 lb) G 36 Zhao Yang 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) PF 45 Cheng Nuo 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 99 kg (218 lb)	Head coach Guo Shiqiang Assistant coach(es) Zhang Qingwu Ju Weisong Zheng Zhun Hua Jin Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 9 October 2023

Games against NBA teams

On 2 October 2017, the team played a pre-season game with the Washington Wizards at the Capital One Arena, which made them the second CBA club to play against the National Basketball Association club.^[3]

2 October 2017

Boxscore

Guangzhou Long-Lions

96–126

Washington Wizards

Capital One Arena, Washington

12 October 2018

Boxscore

Guangzhou Long-Lions

111–140

Washington Wizards

Capital One Arena, Washington

8 October 2019

Boxscore

Guangzhou Loong Lions

86–144

Philadelphia 76ers

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Honours

Seri Mutiara Cup 2016 Champion

Seri Mutiara Cup 2017 (6th place)

Affiliates

• Macau Black Bears

References

External links

• Official website